Find the Tangent of an Acute Angle

Solve for x. Round to the nearest tenth.

• 103.5
• 4.7
• 55.0
• 23.4

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8

Find x round to the nearest tenth.

• 46.1
• 4.9
• 16.4
• 26.9

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8

What side does x represent?

• hypotenuse
• right angle
• adjacent
• opposite

Susan is flying a kite, which gets caught in the top of a tree.  Use the diagram to estimate the height of the tree. 

• 63 ft
• 65 ft
• 74 ft
• 87 ft

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8

What is the tangent ratio?

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.6

What is the tangent ratio for Angle A?

• BC/AC (BC over AC)

• AB/BC (AB over BC)

• AC/BC (AC over BC)

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.6

• 20
• 5.9
• 33
• 42

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8

Tangent is the ratio of the...

• ...the opposite side to the adjacent side for a given angle measurement.

• ...the adjacent side to the opposite side for a given angle measurement.

• ...the adjacent side to the hypotenuse for a given angle measurement.

• ...the opposite side to the hypotenuse for a given angle measurement.

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.6

tan (10) ≈

• 0.176

• 0.268

• 0.364

• 0.577

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.7

tan (30) ≈

• 0.176

• 0.268

• 0.364

• 0.577

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.7